hatchery

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Chris Weston, senior hatchery technician at the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow, Cornwall, has observed colour changes in lobsters raised in captivity.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Hatchery fish compete with wild fish for food and spawning area.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Whitney Fish Hatchery property will be the department’s first-ever land return to a California tribe, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023

On a given morning, tens of thousands of chicks hatch from their warm ivory shells under the glow of artificial incubators at Murray McMurray Hatchery in Webster City, Iowa.

From Salon • May 10, 2023

Now, looking around in the Hatchery cafeteria, Claire was aware that all the other workers took a pill every morning.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry